Mother's perception of dental aesthetics in their children. A study in two fluoridated communities / Percepção de mães sobre a estética dental de seus filhos. Um estudo em duas comunidades com água fluoretada
Rev. odonto ciênc
;
24(3): 236-239, July-Sept. 2009. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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RESUMO
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the mother's perceptions of the aesthetics of their children's teeth. Methods: The sample comprised 47 mothers of children aged from 7 to 9 year-old, who lived in areas with fluoridated water. The children had their central incisors assessed for the presence of dental fluorosis using the TF index. Mothers were interviewed to collect data about their perceptions of the dental aesthetics of their children and were asked to cite any perceived oral problems. Results: A total of 49% of children exhibited dental fluorosis on the central incisors; most cases were TF=1 (45%). The frequency of mothers who considered their child's teeth pleasing (60%) was higher than the frequency of mothers who rated them unpleasing (40%), regardless of whether the child had fluorosis or not (P= 0.440). When asked to identify oral problems, 40% of the mothers cited misalignment and crowding, 9% cited yellow teeth, 4% cited dental caries, and 2% cited hypoplasia. Only one mother (2%) cited stained teeth, and it was actually a case of dental fluorosis TF=1. Conclusion: The mothers had a positive perception of their children's teeth. Alignment and crowding were the most common problems reported by the mothers. The mothers did not recognise dental fluorosis as a significant oral problem in their children.
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LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Fluoretação
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Estética Dentária
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Fluorose Dentária
Tipo de estudo:
Estudos de avaliação
/
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Criança
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Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. odonto ciênc
Assunto da revista:
Odontologia
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
São Leopoldo Mandic/BR
/
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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